Celebrating over 30 years as an arts organization.


The Center hosts readings, workshops, lectures, and publishes a variety of poetry publications. SPC is located in the R25 Arts Complex located on the corner of R & 25th Streets in midtown Sacramento.



Sacramento Poetry Center memberships support a variety of local poetry programs, publications, readings, and events. Members receive a free subscription to Tule Review and Poetry Now. Please send your check for $30 or more to SPC, 1719 25th St., Sacramento, CA 95816. Fixed incomes are $15.


Tuesday, February 09, 2010

african american poetry night - 7:30pm, february 15, 2010

african american poetry night is coming up soon at the spc - be there!

The All-New Tule Review!

The Sacramento Poetry Center welcomes submissions for the next Tule Review — now 40-50 pages and perfect bound — with an anticipated publication date in June 2010. We consider poetry of all styles and forms (except Haiku).

Submission Guidelines:

Considers poetry of all styles and forms (except Haiku).
Send up to six poems, maximum 96 lines per poem.
Submission deadline for the June 2010 issue is Feb. 27, 2010; submissions received after that date may be considered for a future issue.
Include name, street and e-mail addresses on each page of submission.
Provide a short bio, not to exceed five lines.
We prefer submission via email with poems attached in a single MSWord document (.doc or .docx format).
E-mail submissions to tulereview@sacramentopoetrycenter.org Please specify "Tule Submission" in the subject line.
Hard copy submissions are also accepted. Mail those to:
Sacramento Poetry Center
c/o Tule Review
P.O. Box 160406
Sacramento, CA 95816.

No simultaneous submissions. However, published poems are considered; please specify prior publication.
Pays one contributor copy. Submission does not guarantee publication.
We prefer to make notifications via email, but will do so via US mail if an SASE is provided. Submissions will not be returned.


garland thompson, jack hirshman, and frank graham
at the gathering of california poets laureate
assembled by sacramento's own new poet laureate, bob stanley.

The WORD Poetry Event - coming soon!

kieth ratzlaff at the spc in january, 2010